There were 51 offenders convicted of drug crimes released on parole near Illinois zip code 60644 during the fourth quarter, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Chicago City Wire.

The data shows that 46 men and five women were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for drug crimes was 38. The youngest parolee was a 22-year-old man sentenced in 2017, and the oldest was a 60-year-old man sentenced in 2018.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Leon Chism. He was convicted of a crime involving drugs in 2014 when he was 40 years old. He is now 45.

Under state law, paroled offenders are still in legal custody of the IDOC, meaning they can be taken back to a correctional center at any time if the state has probable cause or a warrant.

The table below shows the 50 zips in Illinois with the most paroled offenders in Q4 2018 who were convicted of drug crimes.

Prisoners convicted of drug crimes paroled in Q4 2018

Zip

Total # of Parolees

% Women

% Men

Median Age

60644

51

9.8%

90.2%

39

60624

44

11.4%

88.6%

38

60628

42

4.8%

95.2%

42

60623

40

2.5%

97.5%

36

60607

36

19.4%

80.6%

45

60651

29

3.5%

96.5%

35

60608

28

0%

100%

38

60612

23

8.7%

91.3%

39

60901

18

0%

100%

39

60619

17

11.8%

88.2%

42

60637

16

6.2%

93.8%

42

60621

15

13.3%

86.7%

37

60636

15

13.3%

86.7%

38

62703

15

6.7%

93.3%

40

60620

14

7.1%

92.9%

38

60629

14

14.3%

85.7%

38

60617

13

15.4%

84.6%

43

60649

12

8.3%

91.7%

41

60435

12

0%

100%

34

60505

12

33.3%

66.7%

38

60645

11

0%

100%

47

61032

11

18.2%

81.8%

35

60426

10

10%

90%

46

61605

10

0%

100%

35

60643

10

10%

90%

40

60409

10

0%

100%

46

60085

10

10%

90%

37

62040

10

20%

80%

35

62702

9

0%

100%

35

60411

9

0%

100%

36

61832

9

22.2%

77.8%

39

61701

9

33.3%

66.7%

40

62801

9

22.2%

77.8%

34

60609

9

0%

100%

40

60647

9

11.1%

88.9%

44

62301

8

12.5%

87.5%

42

60506

8

25%

75%

39

60653

8

0%

100%

41

60406

8

12.5%

87.5%

36

62450

7

42.9%

57.1%

41

60639

7

0%

100%

35

61103

7

14.3%

85.7%

29

60153

7

0%

100%

44

62002

7

14.3%

85.7%

37

60615

6

0%

100%

32

60652

6

16.7%

83.3%

38

61201

6

0%

100%

37

62864

6

33.3%

66.7%

36

61401

6

33.3%

66.7%

35

60120

6

16.7%

83.3%

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